How Do I Change the Name of My Facebook Page?

Have you chosen a name for your Facebook Page and then decided you don’t want to keep it? Or perhaps you want to keep the name of the Page, but noticed you have a typo in the name and because of that need to change it. This actually happened to one of my clients, and he really needed to get it fixed!

The great news is, you can request a Facebook Page name change!

As you know, Facebook is always changing, but at the time this post is being written, if you have fewer than 200 Facebook fans, you can easily change the name of your Facebook Page in the Edit Settings area.

However, if you have more than 200 fans, there are a few more steps you need to take in order to change the name of your Facebook Page.

Step 1: Go in to edit settings and from there, under Page Info, “click edit” next to name.

Step 2: When you click edit, you’ll see something that says, “Request Change” as you can see pictured in step #2 above.

When you click on request change, the box pictured below pops up and gives you information regarding the guidelines for changing the name of your Page.

Step 3: When you click that little box at the bottom that says, “I understand the formatting guidelines for my Page’s new name,” you’ll then go to a page where you’ll enter information about your current Page name and what you want it changed to.

From there, there’s a dropdown where you can select an option that indicates why you want to change your Page’s name.

Here’s the bad news: If you’ve done this more than once, you’ll most likely be unable to change the name of your Facebook Page again. However, if you’ve never changed your Page’s name, you have a good chance of getting it approved.

It may take awhile, so be patient! Wait a good week, and if nothing’s happened, try going through the process over again. Facebook has over a billion active users, so their response time isn’t great. In some cases, people have had to go through the process multiple time in order for it to finally get the attention it needs.

Good morning Amy. I followed the instructions precisely, but when it comes to subnitting the change request to Facebook, it won’t take it. In other words, the submit button simply doesn’t work. Have you heard of this? Any ideas? Thanks. Randy

There aren’t any answers in the community help forums, and I haven’t been able to find any alternative help contact information for Facebook.

Miraj

This is not working today. i think, facebook has changed their policy and settings.facebook tricks

Kimberly Misher

Hi Amy,
I realize this is an older article, but am hoping you still check your comments. I’m experiencing an error message that I can’t find information on. Specifically, when I go to change my page’s name, I get a message that reads: “The Page name you entered could not be used. Try using “Desired Page Name Here” instead.”

Any ideas? I don’t really want my page name in quotations, but that seems to be what the error message is prompting.

Thanks!

Ruhul Sinbad

request change option not found

Л.Тэмин Рояал

Fuck

Louis-Philippe Bonin

Hi,

I have been trying to change the name but even though my ‘new’ name fits the name policy it still shows up a ” It looks like you forgot something or entered something incorrectly. Please make sure you’ve included all of the required info. ”

What can I do?!

Iqra Khan

hey amy how do i change my facebook page name after 3000 likes

Shafiq Rao

i have changed the name already and now i like to change it again and its over 200 likes.please help.

jacek

Now If you know how to change page name- here is my trick how to change second time page name

I changed my page name but now cannot add new posts. It says I cannot change my visibility until Aug 18. Does that mean no one can see it until then. Is that why I cannot post?

Viky

Unfortunately, we cannot approve this Page name change. Again, we have determined the name you requested may be misleading for the people who like the Page. Our decision is final. Please help what i do? Clash of Clans Hack 2016

About Amy

Amy is a social media strategist and co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies. She helps entrepreneurs across industries establish strategies to maximize the power of social media and increase the success of their online marketing efforts.